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"Bethink thee, then, whene'er thou com'st to me, From high emprise and noble toil to rest, My thoughts are weak and trivial, matched with thine, But the poor mansion offers thee its best." So Mrs. Marmaduke exalted her horn and exceedingly magnified her manoeuvring office. On the strength of it, she treated herself to profuse felicitations and fished among her neighbors for more.

Motionless sat they, and on the highest stone was the great Setchène. "Men of God, may I warm myself at your fire? The winter cold chills me," said she, drawing near. The great Setchène raised his head. "Why com'st thou here? What dost thou seek?" asked he. "I am come to look for red apples," replied Marouckla. "But this is winter, and not the season for red apples," observed the great Setchène.

No more thou com'st with wonted speed, Thy once beloved bride to see; But be she alive, or be she dead, I fear, stern Earl, 's the same to thee. CUMNOR HALL, by WILLIAM JULIUS MICKLE.

"Now mind, lad, thou com'st to me if thy cousins are o'er hard upon thee. Let me hear if they misuse thee, and I'll give it them." Tom shrunk from the idea that this gave him of the cousins, whose companionship he had, until then, been looking forward to as a pleasure.

"And thou, oh Dream, that com'st her sleep to cheer, Oh take my shape, and play a lover's part; Kiss her from me, and whisper in her ear, Till her eyes shine, 'tis night within my heart. The last line of all runs thus in the manuscript: "Till her eye shines I live in darkest night," "Reg. "Hunts. "Reg.

Whenas thou com'st to know of folk in evil plight, Think thou must answer it upon the Judgment Day; And when thou bearest forth the dead unto the tombs, Think that thou, too, must pass upon the self-same way! Then I left him and went home. On the morrow, I returned, at the appointed hour, and found him indeed dead, the mercy of God be on him!

"Thou waitest late and com'st alone, When woods are bare and birds are flown, And frosts and shortening days portend The aged year is near his end." The fringed gentian belongs to September, and, when the severer frosts keep away, it runs over into October. But it does not come alone, and the woods are not bare.

"Why, 't rather reminded me o' the time when I offered 'ee marriage." "It reminded me o' that, too. Com'st along." They tottered down the hill towards the Workhouse gate. When they were but ten yards from it, however, they heard the sound of wheels on the road behind them, and walked bravely past, pretending to have no business at that portal. They declined.

"Traveller! when thou com'st to Sparta, proclaim to the people That thou hast seen us lie here, as by the law we were bid." Slumber calmly, ye loved ones! for sprinkled o'er by your life-blood, Flourish the olive-trees there, joyously sprouts the good seed. In its possessions exulting, industry gladly is kindled. And from the sedge of the stream smilingly signs the blue god.

Then she went out of the house, and on her way she met some of the wedding-guests, who asked, "O, Fitcher's bird, how com'st thou here?" "I come from Fitcher's house quite near." "And what may the young bride be doing?" "From cellar to garret she's swept all clean, And now from the window she's peeping, I ween." At last she met the bridegroom, who was coming slowly back.